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PUBLISHED IN THE STAR TRIBUNE JANUARY 31, 2021
A broad and growing movement says the time is now to stop line 3
an open letter to Minnesota decision makers
Since 2014, thousands of Minnesotans have shown up at hearings, talked to neighbors, written letters, and organized in their communities to oppose Enbridge’s Line 3 tar sands oil pipeline. Line 3 is a clear danger to our climate, water, and land in Minnesota, and would undermine the Indigenous treaty rights of the Anishinaabe people.
Climate scientists warn that we must keep the vast majority of known fossil fuels reserves in the ground, and drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions before 2030.[1] Climate scientist John Abraham has shown that building Line 3 would be the climate change equivalent of 50 coal plants.[2] This project would cost society $287 billion in climate impacts in its first 30 years of operation. That risk in unacceptable. Simply put: no one can be a leader on climate change and support this project — a choice must be made.
Enbridge’s route crosses the 1854 and 1855 treaty territory where Anishinaabe people retain the right to hunt, fish, gather medicines, and harvest wild rice. The impact of construction - or worse, an oil spill - would permanently damage their ability to exercise these rights. Three tribal governments and hundreds of Anishinaabe and Dakota community members in Minnesota are actively opposing this pipeline. Building Line 3 would carry on a legacy of state-sanctioned oppression of Indigenous people.
The proposed route for Line 3 crosses 227 lakes and rivers, including the Mississippi River and rivers that feed directly into Lake Superior, putting those waterways at risk of a spill from the 760,000 barrels of tar sands oil that would flow through Line 3 every day. Tar sands oil sinks in water, making it nearly impossible to clean up from wetland areas. A spill could destroy prize fishing lakes and sacred wild rice beds, and gut the local economy. Enbridge’s negligent spill of over 1 million gallons of tar sands oil from its aging Line 6B into the Kalamazoo River in 2010 demonstrated the immensity of the threat, with a cleanup cost of over $1.2 billion. Unfortunately, Enbridge’s newer pipelines are no safer: since 2002, Enbridge has had 73 spills due to equipment installed less than 10 years prior to the incident.[3] Enbridge should not be trusted near precious waterways like the Mississippi River.
In the largest public comment period on Line 3, 94% of the comments submitted opposed the pipeline. Protecting our lakes and rivers, cleaning up polluting pipelines currently in the ground, and moving to a clean energy economy will create many more jobs than pipeline construction. We must not let fossil fuel companies build long-lasting, dangerous projects like Line 3.
According to the state’s own analysis, Enbridge failed to demonstrate Line 3 was needed, and didn’t provide a legally required oil demand forecast - a part of the process that is even more critical in a world of rapidly changing oil markets and climate policy. The Minnesota Department of Commerce recommended that Line 3 be denied approval,[4] and the judge responsible for presiding over the case and issuing a legal recommendation said that Enbridge’s proposal did not meet the standards set by Minnesota law.
I urge Governor Tim Walz, Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan, and all Minnesota state leadership to stand firm against the Line 3 pipeline. The facts are not in Enbridge’s favor, and the time for climate action is now. A thoughtful, science-based approach shows a clear conclusion: Line 3 must not be built.
Signed,
Tara Houska, Founder of Giniw Collective
Frank Bibeau, Executive Director of the 1855 Treaty Authority
Winona LaDuke, Executive Director of Honor the Earth
Gaagigeyaashiik Dawn Goodwin, Co-Founder of RISE Coalition
Joe Vital, Chair of the Native People’s Caucus of the Minnesota DFL
Annie Leonard, Executive Director of Greenpeace USA
Gina McCarthy, President & Chief Executive Officer of the Natural Resources Defense Council and former head of the EPA
Bill Grant, Former Deputy Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Commerce
Jane Fonda, Founder of Fire Drill Fridays
Sam Grant, Executive Director of MN350
Nicole Rom, Executive Director of Climate Generation: A Will Steger Legacy
Francisco Segovia, Executive Director of Communities Organizing Latinx Power & Action (COPAL)
Ginger Cassady, Executive Director of Rainforest Action Network
Varshini Prakash, Executive Director of the Sunrise Movement
Michael Brune, Executive Director of the Sierra Club
Wenonah Hauter, Executive Director of Food & Water Action
Leila Salazar-Lopez, Executive Director of Amazon Watch
Mark Herwig, retired editor of Pheasants Forever (1998-2018), Carlton County recreational landowner and practitioner of sustainable forestry, and freelance writer
May Boeve, Executive Director of 350.org
Bill McKibben, Author & Founder of 350.org
Tamara Toles O’Laughlin, North American Director of 350.org
Julia Nerbonne, Executive Director of Minnesota Interfaith Power & Light
Margaret Levin, State Director of the Sierra Club North Star Chapter
Kieran Suckling, Executive Director of the Center for Biological Diversity
Elizabeth Bast, Executive Director of Oil Change International
Jane Kleeb, Founder of Bold Nebraska and Bold Alliance
Kayla Soren, Founder & Executive Director of the International Student Environmental Coalition
Andrew Butts, Founder of Green Neighbor Challenge
Dany Sigwalt, Co-Executive Director of the Power Shift Network
Nadya Dutchin, Co-Executive Director of the Power Shift Network
Lena Rodriguez, Founder & Director of Revolution Coalition Network
Veda Kanitz, Chair of the Minnesota DFL Environmental Caucus
Brenna Doheny, PhD, MPH, Executive Director of Health Professionals for a Healthy Climate
Paula Maccabee, Advocacy Director and Counsel, WaterLegacy
Erich Pica, President of Friends of the Earth
Andrew Friedman, Co-Executive Director of the Center for Popular Democracy
Elianne Farhat, Executive Director of TakeAction Minnesota
Craig Altemose, Executive Director of Better Future Project
Mike Tauber, Director of Northern Water Alliance MN
Todd Paglia, J.D., L.L.M, Executive Director of Stand.earth
Tzeporah Berman, Founder and Chair of the Fossil Fuel Nonproliferation Treaty & International Program Director at Stand.Earth
Marie Venner, Co-Chair of Catholic Network US
Rev. Dr. Rebecca Voelkel, Director of the Center for Sustainable Justice at Lyndale United Church of Christ
Katya and Mark Gordon, Owners of Amicus Adventure Sailing LLC
Valeria Costa, Interim Executive Director of 350 Seattle
Ka’ila Farrell-Smith, Co-Director of Signal Fire
Mary Shesgreen, Chair of Fox Valley Citizens for Peace and Justice
Kristin Schafer, Executive Director of Pesticide Action Network
Jaylani Hussein, Executive Director of CAIR-Minnesota
Marian Moore, Producer and Financial Activist
Ann Bancroft, Explorer & Author
Sean Sherman, CEO & Founder of the Sioux Chef and NATIFS.org
Tamara Roske, Executive Director of EarthGuardians
Xiuhtezcatl Martinez, Co-Chair of EarthGuardians
Carroll Muffett, President & CEO of the Center for International Environmental Law
Matt Remle, Co-founder of Mazaska Talks
Jennifer Krill, Executive Director of Earthworks
Bonnie Raitt, Musician & Activist
Chris Paine, Director of Friends of the Earth
Teresa Mosqueda, Councilmember of the City of Seattle
Timothy DenHerder-Thomas, General Manager of Cooperative Energy Futures
Bon Iver, Artist
Doomtree, Artist
Slug of Atmosphere, Artist
Cloud Cult, Artist
Michael Martin, CEO of Effect Partners
Jeffrey Broberg, Director of the Minnesota Well Owners Association
Matthew Allen (Nur-D), Artist
Jan Joannides, Executive Director of Renewing the Countryside
Laurie Schneider, Executive Director of Pollinator Friendly Alliance
Deanna White, State Director of Clean Water Action
Amy Ray, Indigo Girls
Emily Saliers, Indigo Girls
Jack Johnson, Musician and Environmentalist
Kathryn Hoffman, CEO of the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy
Izzy Laderman, Founder of Disability Awareness Around the Climate Crisis
Jeremy Messersmith, Songwriter
Randy Bryce, Activist
Christopher Smith, Chair of the Conservation Committee of the Minnesota Herpetological Society
Dr. Donn Viviani, Former Director of EPA Climate Policy Division + Former Chairman of the Great Lakes Water Quality Board’s Toxic Substances Committee
Rebekah Sale, Executive Director of Property Rights and Pipeline Center
Jevetta Steele, Singer / Actree / Playwright
Jearlyn Steele, Musician
Whitney Clark, Executive Director of Friends of the Mississippi River
Patricia Hampl, Writer & Regents Professor Emerita at the University of Minnesota
Ka Hsaw Wa, Executive Director of EarthRights International
Erin Rupp, Founder & Executive Director of Pollinate Minnesota
Matthew Schaut, President of the Minnesota River Valley Audubon Chapter
Mark Sanstead, Vice President of Hastings Environmental Protectors
Pearl Jam, Musicians
David Huckfelt, Musician & Water Protector
Nina Utne, Owner of Lily Springs Farm
Greg Brown, Musician
Dan Buettner, Founder of Blue Zones
Nor Hall, Author
Roger Hale, Retired Executive
Rev. Jim Bear Jacobs, Director of Racial Justice for the Minnesota Council of Churches
Will Steger, Polar Explorer & Educator
Kyle Samejima, Executive Director of Minneapolis Climate Action
Kristel Porter, Executive Director of MN Renewable Now
Lauren Windsor, Executive Director of American Family Voices
James Reents, Pipeline Working Group Leader of the Northern Water Alliance of Minnesota
Doran Schrantz, Executive Director of ISAIAH
Kandace Montgomery, Co-Executive Director of Black Visions
Rahhel Haile, Co-Executive Director of the Minnesota Youth Collective
Emily Wellen, Co-Executive Director of the Minnesota Youth Collective
Rep. Jamie Becker-Finn, MN District 42B
Sen. Mary Kunesh-Podein, MN District 41
Rep. Hodan Hassan, MN District 62A
Rep. Sydney Jordan, MN District 60A
Rep. Alice Hausman, MN District 66A
Rep. Jamie Long, MN District 61B
Rep. Carlos Mariani Rosa, MN District 65B
Sen. John Marty, MN District 66
Rep. Jim Davnie, MN District 63A
Rep. Fue Lee, MN District 59A
Rep. Aisha Gomez, MN District 62B
Rep. Todd Lippert, MN District 20B
Rep. Frank Hornstein, MN District 61A
Rep. Athena Hollins, MN District 66B
Sen. Omar Fateh, MN District 62
Sen. Lindsey Port, MN District 56
Rep. Esther Agbaje, MN District 59B
Rep. Liz Boldon, MN District 25B
Sen. Jen McEwen, MN District 7
Rep. Kelly Morrison, MN District 33B
Sen. Patricia Torres-Ray, MN District 63
Rep. Cedrick Frazier, MN District 45A
Rep. Sandra Feist, MN District 41B
Rep. Liz Reyer, MN District 51B
Rep. Sandra Masin, MN District 51A
Rep. Samantha Vang, MN District 40B
Sen. Scott Dibble, MN District 61
Sen. Erin Murphy, MN District 64
Rep. Heather Keeler, MN District 04A
Sen. Sandy Pappas, MN District 65
Sen. Chris Eaton, MN District 40
Rep. Dave Pinto, MN District 64B
Rep. Jay Xiong, MN District 67B
Rep. Jess Hanson, MN District 56A
Rep. Mohamud Noor, MN District 60B
Rep. John Thompson, MN District 67A
Rep. Tina Liebling, MN District 26A
Rep. Mike Freiberg, MN District 45B
Gary Anderson, Duluth City Councilor, District 1
Joel Sipress, Duluth City Councilor, District 2
Mitra Jalali, St. Paul City Council Member, Ward 4
Ashley Grimm, St. Louis County Commissioner, District 3
Rita (Margarita) Ortega, Minneapolis Ward 9 City Council Candidate
Jason Chavez, Minneapolis Ward 9 City Council Candidate
Aisha Chughtai, Minneapolis Ward 10 City Council Candidate
Larry Kraft, St. Louis Park City Council Member
Jean Wagenius, Former Rep. of MN District 63B
Carolyn Laine, Former Sen. of MN District 41
Adriana Rimpel, Artist
Jean Ross, Board President of Vote-Climate
Mary Small, Legislative Director for Indivisible
Scott Ickes, Regional Coordinator for MN / SD / ND for Indivisible
Michael Noble, Executive Director of Fresh Energy
Ziggy Marley, Musician
Brittany Howard, Musician
Kevin Whelan, Program Manager for Minnesota Voice
Jade Begay, Climate Justice Director for NDN Collective
Logan Rieder, Co-Lead of Delano Climate Action
Mariam El-Khatib, Minnesota Chapter Lead of American Muslims for Palestine
Dave Matthews, Musician
Jess Anna Glover, Executive Director of the Land Stewardship Project
Greg Nammacher, President of SEIU Local 26
Felicia Philibert, Operations Director of Women for Political Change (WFPC)
Nikki Pieratos, NDN Fund Managing Director at NDN Collective
Devin Logan, Olympic Silver Medalist
Brita Sigourney, Olympic Bronze Medalist
Russ Adams, Resilient Cities and Communities
Larry Long, Artist
Keri Pickett, Film maker and photographer
Rose Roach & Mary C Turner, MN Nurses Association
Eriel Tchekwie Deranger, Executive Director of Indigenous Climate Action
Melina Laboucan-Massimo, Just Transition Director of Indigenous Climate Action
Sharon Day, Executive Director of Indigenous Peoples Task Force
Amy Engelbretson, Board Chair of Minnesota Indivisible Alliance
Bo Thao-Urabe, Executive and Network Director of the Coalition of Asian American Leaders
Elona Street-Stewart, Synod Executive for the Synod of Lakes and Prairies, Presbyterian Church (USA)
Rev. Ashley Horan, Organizing Strategy Director of the Unitarian Universalist Association
Rabbi Arielle Lekach-Rosenberg, Shir Tikvah Congregation
Steve Newcom, Founding Director of the Kaleo Center for Faith, Justice, & Social Transformation
Rev. Arif Mamdani, First Universalist Church of Minneapolis
Maria Isa Perez-Hedges, Boricua Cultural Performing Artist & Activist
Dr. Cara Carlson, Director and Cultural & Community Builder at Anam Cara
Susan Raffo, Writer & Cultural Worker
Carolyn Raffensperger, Executive Director of Science and Environmental Health Network
Janet MacGillivray, Executive Director of Seeding Sovereignty
Kristin Dooley, Director of Women Against Military Madness
Lori Cocking, Steering Committee of Indivisible Wright County
Ann Manning, Director of the Women’s Congress for Future Generations
Andrew Lewis, Seattle City Councilmember
Ronnie Cummins, International Director of Organic Consumers Association
Rev. Daniel Johnson, Twin Cities District of the United Methodist Church
Sean Gosiewski, Program Director for Resilient Cities and Communities
Rev. Ben Connelly, Reverend of the Minnesota Zen Meditation Center
Ryan Timlin, President of ATU Local 1005
Nick Faber, President of the St. Paul Federation of Educators
Helen Clanaugh, President of the Minnesota Young DFL
Curtiss DeYoung, CEO of the Minnesota Council of Churches
Kshama Sawant, Seattle City Councilmember
Ginger Jentzen, Former Executive Director of 15 Now MN
Rev. Sharon Prestemon, Conference Minister & CEO of the Minnesota Conference United Church of Christ
Mike Lux, Chair of American Family Voices
Delaney Russell, Facilitator of Just Solar Coalition
Dr. Kate Knuth, Founder & Principal of Democracy and Climate LLC, Former Minnesota State Representative
Craig Loya, Bishop of the Episcopal Church in Minnesota
Jigme Ugen, Executive Vice President of SEIU Healthcare Minnesota
Alex West Steinman, Co-Founder & CEO of The Coven
Monica Meyer, Executive Director of OutFront Minnesota
Keith Olstad, Chair of the Audubon Chapter of Minneapolis
Duane Ninneman, Executive Director of Clean Up the River Environment (CURE)
Dr. Karen Wills, Executive Director of Minnesota Unitarian Universalist Social Justice Alliance (MUUSJA)
Beth Gendler, Executive Director of NCJW Minnesota
Steve Morse, Executive Director of the Minnesota Environmental Parntership
Prudence Johnson, Musician & Bookseller at Birchbark Books
Freeman Wicklund, President of the Boundless Love Project and Mindfulness Teacher
Mike McDonald, President of the Twin Cities Chapter of Veterans for Peace (Ch 27)
Kiran Stordalen, Co-Owner I-N Intelligent
Nicole M R Thomas, Co-Owner I-N Intelligent
Dallas Goldtooth, Keep It In the Ground Campaigner with Indigenous Environmental Network
Tim Schaefer, State Director of Environment Minnesota
Jennifer Arnold, Co-Director of Inquilinxs Unidxs por Justicia
Dave Bleakney, 2nd National Vice President of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers
Linda Her, Executive Director of Asian American Organizing Project
Emilia Gonzales Avalos, Executive Director of Unidos MN
Dave Logsdon, Former National Vice-President of Veterans for Peace
RL Miller, DNC member and Founder of Climate Hawks Vote
Rita Allen, Co-Chair of the Twin Cities DSA
Bonnie Sundance MLS, Executive Director of Our Sacred Earth
See also
Letter to the MPCA Signed by 34 Legislators
Letter Signed by 550 Faith Leaders | Letter to the MPCA Signed by 28 Minnesota Organizations